Physicists Finally Realize Long-Predicted 2D Topological Crystal in the Lab

Researchers in Finland have experimentally realized a long-predicted class of quantum material: a two-dimensional topological crystalline insulator. Physicists at the University of Jyväskylä and Aalto ...

Large AI models can speed catalyst discovery by predicting performance before synthesis

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way scientists discover and design new materials. In a specially invited review published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Tohoku University ...

DART images reveal asteroids can toss slow 'cosmic snowballs' between moons

About 15% of asteroids near Earth have small moons orbiting them, making binary asteroid systems common in our cosmic ...

For These Design Materials, It’s Goodbye and Good Riddance

By Stephen Treffinger This article is part of our Design special section about buildings, objects and techniques that are ...